Figure 17: Low-dose CT of the midface using a 64-row dual-source CT scanner.
a) 18-year-old female patient who fell on her face. Coronal reconstructed image with 3 mm slice thickness. The fracture (arrow) can be assessed precisely.
b) 23-year-old patient with direct trauma to the head. Despite the lens protection device the fracture of the nasal bone is detected.
c) 47-year-old patient with facial swelling on the left side. The preseptal cellulitis (arrow) is detected despite the lens protection device.